Elections & voting
Victorian council elections are held every four years, and all voting is by post. The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) mails a ballot pack to every enrolled voter. Voting is compulsory for people on the state roll, and you may be fined if you don't vote. Moonee Valley elects one councillor for each of its 9 wards.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Ward
- A subdivision of a council area that elects its own councillors.
- How the mayor is chosen
- Either elected directly by voters, or chosen by the councillors.
Election facts
- Next general election
- Saturday 28 October 2028General elections fall on the fourth Saturday in October every 4 years, unless there are exceptional circumstances (VEC Report to Parliament, Oct 2025, p.20).
- Last election
- Saturday 26 October 2024The VEC's Moonee Valley results page was last updated on 22 November 2024.
- How you vote
- By post — ballot packs are mailed to enrolled voters
- How Moonee Valley votes
- 9 wards, one councillor each; preferential countThis structure came from the VEC's 2023–24 electoral structure review and was first used in 2024. All 9 wards were contested. Across the wards, 74,607 of 89,755 enrolled voters voted (83.12%). The Mayor is chosen by the councillors, not by voters.
- Closest result
- Canning Ward: decided by 9 votes after a recountAfter preferences, Paula Theocharides received 4,509 votes and Jacob Hvezda 4,500 (VEC recount results).
- If a seat falls vacant
- By-electionIn a single-councillor ward, a vacancy with more than 6 months of the term left is filled by a by-election. There has been none in Moonee Valley since 2024.
- Enrol / check enrolment
- Victorian Electoral CommissionCheck enrolment →
| Ward | Elected (2024) | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| Airport | Hamish Jones | 84.76% |
| Buckley | John Barnes | 85.49% |
| Canning | Paula Theocharides | 85.40% |
| Fairbairn | Phil Burn | 78.72% |
| Milleara | John Sipek | 86.45% |
| Myrnong | Rose Iser | 78.29% |
| Queens Park | Ava Adams | 81.08% |
| Steele Creek | Samantha Byrne | 83.91% |
| Woodlands | Fran Cosgriff | 83.06% |
2024 Moonee Valley City Council election: candidate elected in each ward and voter turnout. Source: Victorian Electoral Commission, 2024 results (finalised). Full first-preference counts and preference distributions are on the VEC page.
Sources — check it yourself
- Victorian Electoral Commission — 2024 Moonee Valley City Council election results · Nov 2024
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Local council elections (postal voting, compulsory voting) · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Report to Parliament on the 2024 local government elections (PDF, p.20) · Oct 2025
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Council countbacks and by-elections · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Moonee Valley City Council (electoral structure, 2023–24 review) · Sep 2026
- Moonee Valley City Council — Council elections · Sep 2026
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.